Mastodon security vulnerabilities

Mastodon is an open-source social networking server based on ActivityPub. Versions of Mastodon prior to 4.3.18, 4.4.12, and 4.5.5 contained security vulnerabilities. These vulnerabilities stemmed from the lack of restrictions on the maximum number of remote post voting options, which could lead t...

Overcoming Bottlenecks in Homomorphic Encryption for the 2024 Mexican Federal Election

On June 2, 2024, Mexico held its federal elections. The majority of Mexican citizens voted in person at the polls in this historic election. For the first time though, Mexican citizens living outside their country were able to vote online via a web app, either on a personal device or using an...